Moths of North Carolina
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156 NC Records

Phaeoura quernaria (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Oak Beauty Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Geometroidea		 Family:
Geometridae		Subfamily:
Ennominae		Tribe:
Nacophorini		P3 Number:
91a1251		 MONA Number:
6763.00		 Other Common Name:
American Oak Beauty
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Nacophora quernaria); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Phaeoura quernaria
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from maritime forests, Longleaf pine communities, riverine and non-riverine swamp forests, mesic hardwood slopes, cove forests, and high elevation forests
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on many species of hardwood trees and shrubs. Wagner et al. (2001) specifically list birch (Betula), ash (Fraxinus), poplar (Populus), cherry (Prunus), oak (Quercus), willow (Salix), basswood (Tilia), and elm (Ulmus). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded on oak. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Forests and Shrublands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Phaeoura quernaria - Oak Beauty Moth

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-27
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-04-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-04-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-02
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-01
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: G. Newman on 2025-03-31
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-03-29
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-28
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-03-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-20
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-27
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-16
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-04-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-04-04
Carteret Co.
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